News California lawmakers unveil new abortion protections ahead of Trump return to White House
News California lawmakers unveil new abortion protections ahead of Trump return to White House
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5019499-california-lawmakers-abortion-protections/
Quote:The first of the two bills seeks to protect Californians’ access to abortion, particularly medication abortion.
Under the bill, manufacturers and distributors of abortion medications as well as authorized health care providers and others would be protected from any civil, criminal, or professional liability when “transporting, distributing or administering” medication abortion in the state, according to a statement from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
The bill would shield Californians from legal or professional consequences if the incoming Trump administration tries to ban the mailing and distribution of abortion medication like mifepristone, the statement added.
The second would allow the Attorney General to fine local governments in California for blocking or otherwise obstructing abortion providers from opening.
The Hill, December 3 2024.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5019499-california-lawmakers-abortion-protections/
Quote:The first of the two bills seeks to protect Californians’ access to abortion, particularly medication abortion.
Under the bill, manufacturers and distributors of abortion medications as well as authorized health care providers and others would be protected from any civil, criminal, or professional liability when “transporting, distributing or administering” medication abortion in the state, according to a statement from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
The bill would shield Californians from legal or professional consequences if the incoming Trump administration tries to ban the mailing and distribution of abortion medication like mifepristone, the statement added.
The second would allow the Attorney General to fine local governments in California for blocking or otherwise obstructing abortion providers from opening.
RusticTroglodyte
Dec 8 2024, 8:31 PM #2Great news! I'm sure my state will do something similar. It's just so unfair to women everywhere else
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
Thanks to all the coverage on the abortion bans, people know that mifepristone and misoprostol are used in tandem to end early pregnancies, but something that I think isn't as well known: misoprostol is used on its own for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. A friend of a friend nearly bled out after giving birth, and misoprostol saved her life. Banning it will certainly increase the maternal mortality rate.
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